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Feb. 2, 1932. A. A. CAILLE 1,843,479

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PERSONAL WEIGHING SCALE 7 IN VENTOR dad 6A d. 0a gm ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 2, 1932 mm o FIc-a oAiLL-E, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR To oAiLLn' Mo'roaoomrANY,

, I or memoir, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION 03 MICHIGAN PERSONAL WEIGHING- SCALE Application filed February 19, 1931. Serial No. 517,069.

' This-invention relates 'to weight indicating mechanisms particularly "adapted for use with; personal.- weighing' scales; of the type disclosed in the design patent of Harry Knupp,iNo..82,748, issued December 9, 1930, and-thisapplication-isto'be regarded as a eontinuationin part ofimy application Ser.

No.;:508,013, fiIedIJanuary 12,1931.

.ZFor scales "of this 1 character. which general iIO'ly have a capacity of 300 lbs., it is the common :practiceto provide a reading or top plate i'in which .is.:.a,- lens covered aperture .thrurwhich isvisiblea portionof the periphery-ofthe indicating wheel mounted below I5 the lens. The surfaceof the wheel is marked for units of weight, and since the wheels are about six inches in diameter, the marks are so" spaced that one inch of the .wheels circumfcrence-xisfequivalent to about sixteen lbs.

. 'Aceordingly, if r the wheel. be marked for single pounds, there will be about sixteen marksyto the inchr "Obviously such closely spaced .marks are not readily readable thru the; lens and various expedients have been 25 proposed to solve the difiicultythus presented.

.x-For example, it has been proposed tovuse a magnifying lens to cover the reading plate aperture, the lens Iservingto magnify the spacingsend' make [it easier to read the Weight. This expedient has notproven sat? isfactory, since magnifying lenses are not asyclearly: transparent as are plain lenses. Fvurther si-nce they are. thick, they distort the ifiguresand spacings, especially if the observerlooks down upon the plate from one si'degofthecenter, line of the lens. Further, since-small sizeiwheels or closely marked wheelscannotlbe andare not provided with u'nittweight enumerating digits, the reader, mustlcount backor count forward from a fivie or ten jpound mark to ascertain thecorrectweight.-, *Inaccuracies and errors in the reading, of the weight often occur, even if a iiiagnifying lens be used, aswill be obvious.

It;i s sugge sted,; therefore, that there be provided a tapehaving such a length that even if lit be marked for 300 lbs., the markings will bejspaced-relatively far apart.. For l-example-if s15 inchtapje be used, the markv-ingswill ,-be spaced only four to the injchfor unit pounds. To use SllCh a long tape in a scale of this character there is provideda wheel substantially as large as that formerly used, and located under the reading plate lens, which need not be of magnifying glass but which; may be of plain glass, as thin as desired. The wheel may be about six inches in diameter, or exactly 18.75 inches in circumference, and if so proportioned, will rotate fourtimes, on full range movement of the scale, to present the-75 marked inches of the tape.

The wheel and tape are preferably pro- .vided with means to create a friction clutch between them, such means resembling those commonly used on motion picture film reel.

A multiplying gearingis used to connect the rack rod of the scalewiththe wheel, and it will be observed that the gearing should be such that'for full range movement the Wheel will revolve a number of times, the number being equal tothe ratio of the tape length to wheel-circumference.

An object of this invention,

one above described.

Still further objectswill readily occur to those skilled in the art upon reference to the following description and the accompanying drawings in which 1 i v 1 isan elevati bodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective viewto larger scale ofoperating parts of the mechanism. 1

Fig.8 is a View of the readingplate and lens, as if on arrow 8 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a view of a readingplate and plain lens of a prior art scale.

Fig. 5shows a modificationand is a section online 55-of Fig. 6: I

Fig. 6 is a side view of Fig; 5 on arrow 6.

F10. 7 :shows a modification, and is. a secon View of parts em- Referring to Figs. 1-3. inclusive, it will be seen that the weight indicating mechanism of t e scaleincludes, a top, or reading plate 10 therefore, is a weight indicating construction, such as the lia-yingan aperture thereinwhich is covered by the plain lens 12, secured in place by the edge piece H. vUnder the top-giplat'e and aligned with the aperture is a wheel 16,

mounted on a shaft 18 so as torotate under the lens.

The periphery of thewheel is provided with a number of spaced pins'20 which fit into notches 22, equally spaced in the edges v24 of the reading tape 26, so as to form a positive or friction clutch between the wheel and ta e.

ecured to andmounted on the wheel 16 and shaft 18 is a gear 30 meshing with the gear 32 of the compound gear unit, which includes the gear 34, the compound gear unit being mounted on the independent shaft 36. The ear 34 meshes'with the rack 38, connected to the weighing levers, and it will be seen that movement of the rack 38, in response to the weight effect, causes the wheel 16 to rotate, thus causing the markings on the tape 26 to be presented under the lens 12.

In order to illustrate the proportioning of the parts embodying the invention, specific dimensions will be'given, although it will be understood that such dimensions and proportions'serve only to disclose the invention, and do not serve to define or limit the same.

For example, the tape may have an effective marked'length of 7 5 inches, though its actual length may begreater, portions there- 'on' in such cases serving no useful purpose in this connection. If the scale be of 300 lb. capacity, the'unit markin s will be .25 inches from one another. The wdieel 16 will be 5.96 inches in diameteror 18.75 inches in circumference and will rotate four times for full range movement. The teeth-ratio of rack 38 and gear 34 will to be 2 1 and the teeth ratio of gears 32 and30 will be the same 2: 1, so that the gear 30 (and wheel 16) will rotate four times for fullrange movement of the rack 38. 7

Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate, effectively, the difference between the construction of this invention with constructions heretofore used. For example, in Fig. 3, showing the present construction, the unit markings being spaced .25 inches from one another, to permit the printingof unit digits, as well as five pound and ten pound digits. The digits are large and easily readable, andno counting back or forward is needed to read the weight. Further, the hairline 40 does not occupy much of the space between unit markings, and accordingly fractions of pounds may be read, without difliculty. In the construction of Fig. 4, where the markings are placed directly upon the wheel, the unit markings being spaced .0625 inches from one another, do not permit the printing of unit digits. The five pound-digits, if provided, and the ten. ound digits are small and hardly readable. ounting back or forward, to read the weight is necessary and 'no fractional pound'readings can be obtained. V

In the construction shown, the total length of the tape is considered as the effective length, it will be seen that there may be used a tape whose effective length is less than its actual length, and it is intended that tape length as used in the claims shall be considered only as effective tape length.

In the form of Fig. 5, one end of the tape 50 is fastened to the periphery of the wheel 52, the later being mounted on a shaft (not shown), the other end of the tape hanging free. The periphery is slotted, as at 54 and is provided with pins 56 over which the end 58 of tape 50 is hooked, after it is passed thru the slot 54. The wheel is provided with flanges 60 to maintain the loops of the ribbon in alignment. Further, a roller 62, mounted on stationary shaft 64 tends to uncurl the free end of the tape, as the wheel rotates counterclockwise.

In the form of Fig. 7 also a double ended tape is employed, and the end thereof to be fastened to the wheel 72, is provided with outwardly projecting hooks or elements 74 hooked in the slots 76 on the flanges 78 of the wheel.

Now having described the invention and the preferred embodiment thereof, it is to'be understood that the said invention is to be limited, not to the specific details herein set forth, but only by the scope of the claims and a tape depending from said wheel an secured thereto so as to wrap around the' wheel and having weight indicating marks thereon and mounted on said wheel so as to be presented under said lens, said tape being much greater in length than the circumference o saidwheel.

2. In a scale, a substantially horizontal reading plate having a relatively small a erture therein, a substantially horizontal ens in and forming a transparent cover for the aperture, a wheel under said lens, weight responsive means to cause said wheel to rotate, and a tape depending from said wheel and secured thereto so as to wra around the wheel and having weight indicating marks thereon and mounted on said wheel so as to be presented under said lens, said tape being much greater in length than the circumference of said wheel, there being interengaging clutching means on said wheel andtape tape having weight indicating marks thereon and mounted on said wheel so as to be presented under said lens, said tape being much greater in length than the circumference of said Wheel, the weight responsive means including a rack rod connected to the weighing levers, and gearing operativel connecting the rod and the Wheel, the gearing including multiplying gears which cause the wheel to rotate more than once as'the rack rod moves over the full capacity range of the scale, the ratio of the tape length to wheel circumference being equal to the number of revolutions made by the Wheel on full range movement. In testimony whereof, I sign this specification. ADOLPH A. OAILLE. 

